- A sad loss - Friday, March 24, 2006 I lost my first E Speedy. Yesterday evening, I thought I saw him hiding in the log, then later on by the food dish (he had been dug under for a few weeks). Every time I tried to get a good look, he would pop into his shell. Finally, right before I intended to go to bed, I picked him up hoping to get a picture. Much to my surprise, Pinky eventually peeked out of the shell. I didn't see Pinky's old shell anywhere, so with a little reserve, I started to dig. I felt so bad, I dug up every inch of tank before I found Speedy in the last place left to look. I dug up about 4 or 5 crabs. Luckily nobody was soft anymore, they either hadn't started molting yet, or had already hardened up. I finally came across Pinky's empty shell, so I feared Speedy couldn't be far away from it. I was right, I found him naked and dead near the bottom of the tank. I don't have any idea if Pinky stole his shell under the FB or if she happened across him already dead and then took the shell. All I know is there were plenty of other shells she could have chosen. He was a hard loss, he was my second crab and my first molter. When he lost half of his legs his first molt, then streaked for 5 days, Ryan and I nursed him back to health. That was over a year ago and he was doing so well lately. He was always climbing around the tank. It really bothers me not knowing what happened. It also hurts to lose a crab I've had since the beginning.

posted by Amie @ Friday, March 24, 2006 1 Comments: At 6:23 PM,  hermiesrokmysox said... aww, that's too sad! i am so sorry about your loss. i've had two losses. i decided no more e's for me, the weather over here is too weird. ):( *HAPPY CRABBING* Jillian   Post a Comment << Home